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- Soil Association establishes new standards
- * THE UNITED KINGDOM: The Soil Association Certification Ltd., Bristol, has introduced new standards for all types of beauty products, such as face creams and shampoos. Previously, the standards only applied to select items such as lip balm and bath oils. Products that carry the Soil Association label must be...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- UK organic sector divided over poultry standards.(Soil Association on poultry industry)
- Senior members of the UK's Soil Association are threatening to break ranks with the organisation over its rules for organic egg and broiler production. The critics claim it is failing to meet the standards to which it should aspire, and more seriousl Senior members of the...
- Research articles 2006-01-13
- There's no soiling the good name of organic toiletries with The Soil Association. (Top to Toe).(toiletries standards)(Brief Article)
- In response to both industry and consumer demand, The Soil Association has drawn up a new set of standards that can be applied to a whole range of toiletries from face creams and bath oils to lip balms and shampoos. In response to both...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- New initiative to boost UK organic food. (News & Installations).(New set of logos and standards for organic food is developed by The Soil Association)(Brief Article)
- A new set of logos and standards to help consumers identify British, English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish organic food has been developed by The Soil Association. A new set of logos and standards to help consumers identify British, English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
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- After three years development, from 1 May, the Soil Association label can now be seen on a wide range of health and beauty care products.(Brief Article)
- After three years development, from 1 May, the Soil Association label can now be seen on a wide range of health and beauty care products under new standards established by the organisation. After three years development, from 1 May, the Soil Association label can...
- Research articles 2002-04-25
- The Soil Association does great work but sticking its oar into air miles will muddy its position
- The Soil Association is in a right old muddle over food miles. The UK's largest and most recognisable trademark for organic produce has sent out a consultative document this week proposing that organic products that ore air-freighted into this country are banned from using the symbol, even if they meet...
- Research articles 2007-06-02
- The Soil Association should focus the spotlight on UK organic growers before it starts to point the finger at the developing world, says Jo Crawshaw, consultant for Africa practice
- Some environmentalists have accused the Soil Association of backing down in its airfreight consultation by not imposing an outright ban. However, many of us argued more red tope and stricter standards for formers in the developing world would be exceptionally costly for communities that had already fought hard to build...
- Research articles 2007-11-03
- Well-meaning but heavy-handed tactics from the Soil Association
- Oh dear. The Soil Association was just trying to do its bit to tackle climate change, but has ended up causing a bit of stir instead. After four months of deliberation, it has decided to ban air-freighted food from displaying its organic logo--unless farmers can meet stringent new ethical...
- Research articles 2007-10-27
- Misleading statements on FSA and GM
- from Neil Martinson, director of communications, Food Standards Agency SIR; The letter from the Soil Association's Peter Melchett (The Grocer, April 19 2003, p30) contained a number of misleading and inaccurate statements regarding the role of the Food Standards Agency in relation to genetically modified foods. The FSA...
- Research articles 2003-05-03
- The Problem with Overemphasizing Local Foods
- Last week, I wrote a lot about the local food movement, and about different companies' attempts to present their products as local, whether justified or not. In Britain, an organic food group called the Soil Association takes food miles into account when deciding which products to give...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Frustration at breakaway FSA stance
- SIR; The Consumers' Association is right to urge the Food Standards Agency to reverse its obtuse position on food labelling and GM (`Call for more GM study at FSA'-Te Grocer, April 12, p8). The National Consumer Council and the Consumers' Association, along with a huge range of other organisations, including...
- Research articles 2003-04-19
- The risk of fraudulent mislabelling
- from Geoffrey Podger, chief executive, Food Standards Agency SIR; Soil Association director Patrick Holden asserts that the Food Standards Agency's position on GM product labelling is `nonsensical' (Letters, October 5). He claims that since the organic sector relies on traceability systems to guarantee that food has been produced...
- Research articles 2002-10-19
- U.S. and Canada Sign Organic Equivalency Agreement
- Producers of certified organic products in the U.S. will no longer have to go through a separate certification process to have their products labeled organic in Canada. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency signed an organic equivalency agreement yesterday, meaning the two...
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Dairytime Organic Launched.(Brief Article)
- Dairytime Organic is a new branded long-life milk that has been launched by Tanner Foods Ltd, tel:0178 746 0276 There are three grades of this milk - whole, semi skimmed and skimmed. All are GM-free and have been produced in accordance with the highest...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- Paper trail can be distinctly dubious
- from Philip Richardson, Manor Farm, Wymondham, Norfolk SIR; Patrick Holden's attack on the Food Standards Agency (Letters, October 5) contains, as usual, his own distorted view to suit the agenda of the Soil Association. The FSA advised the government to oppose labelling of products derived from GM crops,...
- Research articles 2002-10-19
- GM organic impact feared by Melchett
- Commercial production of genetically modified crops could wipe out the UK organic industry, and leave certification bodies like the Soil Association policing imports. This worst case scenario was spelt out by SA policy director Peter Melchett as the government launched its public debate on GM this week. Organic...
- Research articles 2003-06-07
- GM 'eel' ice cream a dangerous idea
- SIR; The Soil Association is alarmed to hear that Unilever is trying to get approval to use a genetically modified protein created from an eel for a new, low-fat ice cream. We consider this a frivolous application of a dangerous and unwanted technology. Just because there won't be any traces...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- ABA Task Force on Treatment of Enemy Combatants Says U.S. Citizen Detainees Should Have Access to Courts, Counsel
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, /U.S. Newswire/ -- An American Bar Association Task Force on Treatment of Enemy Combatants today said U.S. citizens detained on U.S. soil as enemy combatants in the nation's war on terrorism should have access to judicial review and to legal counsel, and Congress should establish clear standards...
- Research articles 2002-08-09
- HFCS Makers Respond to Mercury Study
- Last week, as noted in this space, a couple of scientific studies were published (by the same people, essentially) stating that high fructose corn syrup can contain possibly dangerous amounts of mercury. The Corn Refiner's Association responded, saying the study, by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, fell...
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
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